Call to order 1931 hrs. Adjourned 2045r hrs.
Board members – Melanie Fernandez, Ben Echavarria, Ricky Eaton, Joe McGee
Absent – Rickie Witte, Tom Savoca, Dirk Basting
Members present – Rick K1DS, Jeff Stahl K4BH, Carol Sjursen KJ4AWB, Alan N4ALK,Mike Wolf KD4OVP, Elliot N2HYD, Sylvan Pierre, Leon Rosen N1XKT, Harvey KC4CX, Matt K4VMF, Mark Blanchard KQ4RRG, Dan AI4WW, Bill Mercer KE8TPU, Rick Rosen WA5VJB gave a talk on Satellites.
PRESIDENT – MELANIE FERNANDEZ KJ4VCT
- Call to order
- Greeting and Pledge of allegiance.
- Introductions from the board and roll call
Secretary – Ricki Witte KJ4FSJ - Approval of draft of Minutes as appears on the website W4BUG.org Vice President – Ben Echavarria N7BBE
- Testing – Jeff Stahl K4BH Jeff to give address of MAY 2024 testing and date
- Broward Ares Races – Carol Sjursen KJ4AWB
Treasurer Report – Dirk Basting N4AN (away) Ricki Witte KJ4FSJ to give report
- Current checking balance $5,000 FUND $3305.65 checking
- Membership_104 Unpaid 15 Lifetime 28
Repeater trustee – Ricky Eaton KD4HGR
- DMR Update
- AllSTAR update
- HF Update
- Plans for this year
Director, PIO. -Tom Savoca K9TJS
- New projects for website?p
- Who’s not getting their emails? Remember if you change email,
please update on website.
Director at Large – Joe McGee NX4T
- Speakers
- Tonight – April 23, 2024 Jeff Stahl K4BH Digital on a
dime - Vista View Picnic. May 4, 2024 10 am to 5 pm
- Next Club Dinner May 26, 2024 at GIGI’s of NY in Margate on 441. 6 pm to 8:30 pm
- Gen Mtg. May 28, 2024 Rick Rosen K1DS on Satellites. Happy Birthday Rick!
Announcements:
o We can order shirts or badges as people are interested. Please call Melanie @ 954-560-3706 with interest. Badges are a $10.00 Donation to the club and Shirts are a $40.00 donation to the club. We need your size, with or without a pocket, call sign and you may pay for these items online.
o Please consider using EDCO.com for all your awards and trophies needs. My contact there for Gold Coast is Gloria Sejas.
They do excellent work and are consumer attentive. Call Gloria @ 800-377-8646 xt 114 or go to EDCO.com to see what they offer.
o Carol Sjursen is collecting names now for volunteering at 2024 Winterfest Boat Parade KINDLY GIVE HER A CALL AT 954-
803-6338 if you are interested for winter of this year.
o CERT training is being offered by Parkland, Coral Springs Cert ASSN. Classes can be started when registered. For more information, talk to Carol.
o If you are a serious volunteer in radio communications, please get involved with ARES/RACES. They need shelter workers for
the hurricane season and it is good training for community service AND ham radio. Contact Jeff Stahl K4BH or Carol Sjursen KJ4AWB for more information.
PROGRAM: Digital on a Dime. Jeff Stahl K4BH
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N7BBE